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Brickbat: No Selling Cartoon Balloons in This Town

Charles Oliver | 4.18.2018 4:00 AM


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The New Shoreham, Rhode Island, town council has banned the use and sale of balloons. Officials say the move will reduce pollution and protect wildlife. They previously banned plastic bags for the same reasons.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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